GII Symposium 2026

GII Symposium 2026

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8:00am PDT

GII26 Symposium Registration Broadway Entrance LobbyGII26 Team

8:30am PDT

COFFEE in the Lobby Broadway Entrance LobbyYou GII Lounge & Bookstore 307 Design StudioYou

9:00am PDT

The "Un-Keynote" with Anthony Veneziale 75 Recital HallTheresa Robbins Dudeck • GII26 Team • Joel Veenstra • Anthony Veneziale

10:00am PDT

Activating the Possible: GII26 Podcast Session 205 ClassroomJonathan Pitts

11:00am PDT

Cog Creative: Navigating Dementia with Improvisation 319 ClassroomNicola Pauling Improbable Panel 221 - Zoom RoomTheresa Robbins Dudeck • Matilda Leyser • Phelim McDermott • Lee Simpson Epic Disney: A Brechtian Approach to Improvisation 115 Studio TheaterImprovacateurs Human Connection & Improv: Solving Workforce, Mental Health & Inclusion Challenges through Authentic Connection 225 ClassroomBrent Darnell Improv for Role Playing Games 327 Acting StudioTiffany Anne Crotty Play the Problem: Improv, Cynefin & the Art of Navigating a Complex World 7 Acting StudioCaitlin McClure • Don Waisanen The Improvisational Facilitator 55 Boiler RoomKat Koppett

12:30pm PDT

LUNCH (on your own) Portland (on your own)You

2:00pm PDT

Improvisation as a Tool for Creating Scripted Content 319 ClassroomAndra Whipple OHSU Vital Talks: Improv in Medical Role-Play 225 ClassroomPatrick Short • Jared Chiarchiaro • Katie Stowers Making DAME: Exploring Under-represented Aspects of Female Identity through Improvisation and Community Connection 115 Studio TheaterDAME Stories That Move Us 327 Acting StudioDamilola Apotieri-Abdulai The Audacity of Nope: Replacing Passive Agreement with Generous Redirection 55 Boiler RoomTheresa Robbins Dudeck Vulnerable Improvisation: The Aesthetic of Chaos, Viscerality & the Dramaturgical Discourse of the “Wild” in the Contemporary Scene 221 - Zoom RoomAline Bourseau

3:45pm PDT

Improvisation for Personal & Community Healing 225 ClassroomBrad Fortier Reindigenizeing Improvisation Storytelling 319 ClassroomCassie Funmaker Making Your Improv Auditions Equitable and Ethical 7 Acting StudioMary C. Parker The Information Is In The Room: Improvisation for Inclusion 327 Acting StudioAaron Wheeler-Kay The Pedagogy Beneath Johnstone’s Exercises: Less Pressure, More Play 115 Studio TheaterWilliam Hall Welcome to the Cypher: Intro to Freestyle Improv 55 Boiler RoomAnthony Veneziale

5:15pm PDT

DINNER (on your own) Portland (on your own)You

7:00pm PDT

Love, Shakespeare 55 Boiler RoomLove, Shakespeare

8:15pm PDT

Worlds Collide: FreeStyle Love Supreme meets American Immigrants 75 Recital HallAnthony Veneziale